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Pyrethroids
Any of several synthetic insecticides having a structure based on pyrethrin.
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Any of several synthetic insecticides having a structure based on pyrethrin.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| insecticidesnoun | A substance used to kill insects. |
| pyrethrinnoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a number of naturally occurring insecticides extracted from the pyrethrum plant; unusual in having a cyclopropane ring. |
| pyrophorusnoun | a substance capable of catching fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state |
| pesticidesnoun | Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests. |
| pyrethrumnoun | (organic chemistry) Any of several insecticides obtained from these plants; pyrethrin. |
| pyrocatecholnoun | (organic chemistry) A dihydric phenol, benzene-1,2-diol, present in some tars. |
| pyrazinenoun | (organic chemistry) A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the para- positions; many of its derivatives are pharmaceuticals. |
| agrochemicalsnoun | (chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops. |
| biocidesnoun | Any action or substance that can destroy living organisms. |
| pyrophoric | Spontaneously igniting in air, especially when in a finely divided state. |
| herbicidesnoun | A substance used to kill plants. |
| pesticidenoun | Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests. |
| pyralidnoun | (entomology) A moth of the family Pyralidae. |
| pyretic | Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever. |
| pyroelectric | of, relating to, or exhibiting pyroelectricity |
| pyrenomycetesnoun | class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and neurospora |
| malathionnoun | An organophosphorus insecticide, Diethyl [(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)-thio]butanedioate. |
| pyrophosphatenoun | (inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. |
| pyrolyticnoun | (chemistry, physics) Of, relating to, or produced by pyrolysis. |
| chlorpyrifosnoun | A crystalline organophosphate insecticide that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.[diethoxy-sulfanylidene-(3,5,6-trichloropyridin-2-yl)oxy-λ5-phosphane] |
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